Cactus Hunters were formed in the Hudson Valley region of New
York state around the songwriting of Lance Juckas. Lance along with
Fred Scribner (Gavin DeGraw, Little Sammy Davis, Levon Helm, Delbert
McClinton) and Aaron Hurwitz (The Band, Rick Danko, Mercury Rev, Levon
Helm, Dave Brubeck) recorded a twelve song album outside of Woodstock,
New York. The Cactus Hunters self-titled debut album was released on
Rustic Records in October 2003.
The Cactus Hunters debut album received critical praise and was
generously embraced by radio stations ranging from country to
alternative college radio. And, thanks in part to word of mouth and
devoted fans and DJs, the debut Cactus Hunters album continues to grow
in popularity along with their fan-base throughout Europe and Japan.
The debut album Cactus Hunters charted on the AMA, FAR, and Roots
Rock charts.
With the release of their second album titled Something Gone, the
Cactus Hunters once again conjure a collection of songs that weld
together elements and inspiration from rock and roll, country, folk,
roots, psychedelia, rockabilly, blues, 60s-garage, and the rich history
and tradition of the great Americana songbook.
Recording for Something Gone began in New York and was
completed at Room Five Studio in San Francisco. As the debut album had
Woodstock guru Professor Louie adding keyboard, accordion, and mixing--the new album has West Coast friends Max Butler (Red Meat, Chuck
Prophet, Kelly Willis) on Pedal Steel, Teal Collins
(The Mother Truckers) singing back-up, and Mike Emerson adding keyboards. Critics darling, San Francisco homeboy and all around musical good-guy,
Chuck Prophet plays guitar on Waiting On The Moon.
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